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This page contains all known disruptions currently affecting, or planned to affect, the British railway network.
For dedicated, live information on Grand Central disruptions, please visit the Grand Central disruptions page.
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- All train companies in Great Britain
- Disruption to London Overground services between Watford Junction and London Euston expected until 07:45
An obstruction on the track at Watford High Street means services running between Watford Junction and London Euston may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.
This is expected until 07:45.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Disruption between Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcestershire Parkway and Cheltenham Spa expected until 10:00
Due to a safety inspection of the track between Worcester Shrub Hill / Worcestershire Parkway and Cheltenham Spa some lines are currently closed. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until 10:00.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Disruption through Westbury expected until 09:00
A points failure at Westbury is causing disruption to services running through this station. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 35 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 09:00.
South Western Railway additional information:
There is a problem with a set of points at Westbury. This means that trains running through the area may use different platforms than normal and may become delayed as a result.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Disruption between Clapham Junction and Denmark Hill expected until the end of the day
Due to a points failure between Clapham Junction and Denmark Hill all lines are currently closed. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Residual disruption between Peckham Rye and East Croydon
Disruption following an earlier points failure between Peckham Rye and East Croydon has now ended.
- Disruption through Ramsgate expected until 12:30
A fault with the signalling system at Ramsgate is causing disruption to services running through this station. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until 12:30.
What's happened?
There is a signalling fault affecting routes in the Ramsgate area.
Network Rail response staff are en-route.
How does this affect my journey?
There are delays to services through Ramsgate.
What do I need to do?
If you are travelling through Ramsgate, your journey time may be extended.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Disruption between Derby and Chesterfield expected until 14:30
A person has been hit by a train between Derby and Chesterfield. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised until approximately 14:30.
Customer Advice:
East Midlands Railway
Emergency services are en-route to manage the incident. They are expected to arrive at 13:40.
How does this affect my train?
Trains running through the area in both directions are unable to run at present.
At present we are expecting the line to re-open in the next 2 hours. As soon as the line is open again, the priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. The advertised timetable is expected to resume on the affected route by 14:30.
How do I get where I need to be?
You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 90 minutes.
East Midlands Railway are currently attempting to source rail replacement buses to shuttle between Derby and Chesterfield.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
âââââââCompensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
- Buses replace trains to / from Addiewell from Sunday 11 February to Sunday 11 May
Engineering work is taking place at Addiewell station, closing some lines through Addiewell station.
No trains will call at Addiewell station.
Replacement buses will run between West Calder and Addiewell, connecting with trains at West Calder.
Check before you travel:
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Amended late night Great Western Railway trains to / from London Paddington on Saturday 20 April
Engineering work is taking place between Southall and Slough, closing some lines.
The 22:00 Oxford to London Paddington service will not call at Twyford or Maidenhead. You are advised to use alternative services.
The 22:08 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service will now depart at 22:05.
The 22:50 London Paddington to Oxford service will now depart at 22:48.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
- Amended 21:04 Clapham Junction to Stratford service on Saturday 20 April
Engineering work is taking place between Willesden Junction and Stratford, closing some lines.
As a result, the 21:04 Clapham Junction to Stratford service will terminate at Willesden Junction.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
- Buses replace trains between Upminster and Pitsea via Laindon on Saturday 20 April
Engineering work is taking place between Upminster and Pitsea via Laindon, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Upminster and Pitsea via Laindon.
Trains will be diverted via Tilbury Town.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains between Ipswich and Lowestoft on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Ipswich and Lowestoft, closing all lines.
Buses will replace trains between Ipswich and Lowestoft.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- No trains between Finsbury Park / London St Pancras International and London Bridge on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Finsbury Park / London St Pancras International and London Bridge, closing all lines.
No trains will run between Finsbury Park / London St Pancras International and London Bridge.
An amended timetable will run between:
- London St Pancras International and Luton / Bedford. Trains on this route will not call at Kentish Town on Sunday, you can use London Bus routes 46 / 214 instead.
- London Kings Cross and Cambridge / Peterborough.
- London Bridge and Rainham / Three Bridges / Horsham / Brighton.
- London Victoria and Sevenoaks.
No Thameslink services will run between London Blackfriars and Sutton by either Wimbledon or Mitcham Junction. You can use your tickets on London Buses between London Blackfriars and Streatham via Tulse Hill / Streatham and Sutton via Wimbledon / Streatham and Sutton via Mitcham and London Trams between Wimbledon and East Croydon.
Ticket acceptance:
You can use your tickets on London Bus / London Underground services across central London.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Buses / London Underground / London Trams by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
- Amended LNER service to / from Hull on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Doncaster and Hull, closing some lines.
On Saturday, the 07:00 Hull to London Kings Cross service will start from Doncaster at 07:58, and the 17:18 London Kings Cross to Hull service will terminate at Doncaster.
On Sunday, the 17:22 London Kings Cross to Hull service will terminate at Doncaster.
Check before you travel:
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
- Reduced Southern service between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction, closing some lines.
20:00 on Saturday evening until 12:00 on Sunday and from 21:00 Sunday evening until the end of service, no Southern trains will run between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction.
You should use Southern trains between Clapham Junction to London Victoria, London Underground between London Victoria and London Euston and London Northwestern Railway or London Overground trains between London Euston and Watford Junction.
Ticket Acceptance:
You can use the following London Underground services to complete your journey:
- London Victoria to London Euston (Victoria Line)
- London Victoria to Shepherds Bush (Circle and Central Line)
- London Victoria to West Brompton (District Line)
- Oxford Circus to Harrow & Wealdstone (Bakerloo Line)
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner
- Buses replace trains between Leicester and Peterborough on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Melton Mowbray and Stamford, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
A rail replacement bus service will operate between Leicester and Peterborough, calling at all stations.
It is not yet known how East Midlands Railway will be affected by this engineering work.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with CrossCountry, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains to / from Hull on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Hessle and Hull, closing all lines.
Northern:
- Trains between York and Hull will terminate / start back from Selby.
- Trains between Halifax and Hull will terminate at / start back from Selby.
- Trains between Sheffield and Hull will terminate / start back from Goole.
- Trains between Scarborough / Bridlington and Hull will terminate at / start back from Beverley.
- Trains between Doncaster and Hull will not operate.
Replacement buses will operate between Selby / Goole / Beverley and Hull.
It is not yet known how TransPennine Express will be affected by this engineering work.
Check before you travel:
These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- No trains between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway via Amersham on Saturday 20 April and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Great Missenden and Aylesbury, closing all lines.
No trains will operate between London Marylebone and Aylesbury Vale Parkway via Amersham.
A replacement bus service will run between Beaconsfield and Aylesbury Vale Parkway via Amersham.
You may use your ticket on London Underground Metropolitan lines between Baker Street and Hillingdon / Amersham.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
You can plan your journey on London Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace early morning trains between Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City / Peterborough on Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Stevenage and Biggleswade / Royston, closing various lines.
Between approximately 01:00 and 08:45 on Sunday morning, replacement buses will run between Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City / Cambridge / Peterborough.
Be aware that this engineering work does affect some trains that start on Saturday evening and operate into Sunday morning.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Amended London Northwestern Railway to / from Bushey on Saturday 20 until 12:00 on Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between North Wembley and Northampton, closing some lines.
On Saturday morning, the 00:09 and 00:39 London Euston to Northampton services will call at Bushey for passengers to disembark only.
On Saturday night, the 22:37 and 23:30 London Euston to Northampton services will call at Bushey for passengers to disembark only.
On Sunday, the 00:09 London Euston to Northampton services will call at Bushey for passengers to disembark only.
Until 12:00 on Sunday, London Northwestern Railway London Euston to Northampton / Birmingham New Street services will be amended to either not call at Bushey or call at Bushey for passengers to disembark only.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
- Buses replace trains between Guildford and Petersfield / Haslemere on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Guildford and Petersfield, closing all lines.
As a result, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Haslemere / Petersfield.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains between Bournemouth and Dorchester / Weymouth on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between x and y, closing z lines.
Saturday:
Trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth will start / terminate at Poole.
Trains between Bournemouth and Poole will not run.
Additional services will run between:
- Dorchester and Weymouth
Rail replacement buses will run between:
- Poole and Dorchester
- Poole and Weymouth
Sunday:
Trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth will start / terminate at Bournemouth.
Trains between London Waterloo and Poole will start / terminate at Bournemouth.
Additional services will run between:
- Dorchester and Weymouth
Rail replacement buses will run between:
- Bournemouth and Dorchester
- Bournemouth and Weymouth
- Bournemouth and Poole
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge North on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge North, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge North.
Trains between Ipswich and Peterborough will be amended to call additionally at Kennett.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Luton and Bedford on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Luton and Bedford, closing all lines from late on Saturday until early on Sunday morning.
Between 23:59 on Saturday and 08:05 on Sunday, buses will replace trains between Luton and Bedford.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace trains between Bangor and Holyhead on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Engineering work is taking place between Bangor and Holyhead, closing all lines.
Avanti West Coast:
A limited service will start from / terminate at Bangor. Buses will replace trains between Bangor and Holyhead.
It is not yet known how Transport for Wales are affected by these works.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Avanti West Coast, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
- Buses replace late night trains on Saturday 20, and all day Sunday 21 April to / from Burnham and Taplow
Engineering work is taking place between Slough and Maidenhead, closing some lines.
Saturday 20 April:
The 23:45 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service will terminate at Slough, and will not call at Burnham or Taplow.
Sunday 21 April:
The 00:34 London Paddington to Reading service will not call at Burnham or Taplow.
The following trains will not call at Burnham:
- The 06:38 London Paddington to Reading service
- The 06:20 Reading to London Paddington service
- The 07:42 Reading to London Paddington service
- The 23:31 London Paddington to Didcot Parkway service
- The 23:53 Didcot Parkway to London Paddington service
If you require Burnham or Taplow stations, you are advised to travel via Slough for connecting buses. The journey time from Slough to Taplow is approximately 20 minutes, and the journey time from Slough to Burnham is approximately 10 minutes.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.